Garza fires no-no; Haren injured
Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers
Another no-hitter. Another no-hitter with the Rays involved. How does Tampa Bay keep going hitless?
They didn't. This time they were on the right side of a no-no.
Matt Garza fired the season's fifth no-no Monday night as Tampa Bay beat Detroit 5-0. Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second inning walk to Brennan Boesch. The Rays turned a double-play next batter, and he retired the next 21 batters.
Ben Zobrist made a spectacular running catch on Danny Worth to end the third, and to keep Garza's gem alive. In the ninth, after his 6th strikeout, Garza got Ramon Santiago to fly out to Zobrist to end the game.
Garza dominated Detroit with the high fastball. Although he only got 6 K's, Detroit had the hardest time against the high fastball.
The defense also helped. Zobrist had a great catch, but other than that, no spectacular catches or ground ball stops were made.
Garza, who tossed a one-hitter against Florida in 2008, improved to 11-5. Although he has had a good record, he has not been one of Tampa's most reliable pitchers. However, that may change.
This is the fifth no-hitter of the year. Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay threw perfectos in May, and Ubaldo Jimenez and Edwin Jackson threw a no-no for Arizona and Colorado. But other than the perfect games, none have been as good as Garza's.
This is the third 27 batter game of 2009, not including Jim Joyce's missed call on Armando Gallaraga's perfect game that would have been.
This was Tampa Bay's first ever no-hitter. The San Diego Padres and New York Mets are now the only teams without a no-hitter.
MLB Update
In his first start with the Angels, Dan Haren got injured in a 6-3 loss to Boston. How long he will be out is unknown.
Another no-hitter. Another no-hitter with the Rays involved. How does Tampa Bay keep going hitless?
They didn't. This time they were on the right side of a no-no.
Matt Garza fired the season's fifth no-no Monday night as Tampa Bay beat Detroit 5-0. Garza faced the minimum 27 batters, allowing only a second inning walk to Brennan Boesch. The Rays turned a double-play next batter, and he retired the next 21 batters.
Ben Zobrist made a spectacular running catch on Danny Worth to end the third, and to keep Garza's gem alive. In the ninth, after his 6th strikeout, Garza got Ramon Santiago to fly out to Zobrist to end the game.
Garza dominated Detroit with the high fastball. Although he only got 6 K's, Detroit had the hardest time against the high fastball.
The defense also helped. Zobrist had a great catch, but other than that, no spectacular catches or ground ball stops were made.
Garza, who tossed a one-hitter against Florida in 2008, improved to 11-5. Although he has had a good record, he has not been one of Tampa's most reliable pitchers. However, that may change.
This is the fifth no-hitter of the year. Dallas Braden and Roy Halladay threw perfectos in May, and Ubaldo Jimenez and Edwin Jackson threw a no-no for Arizona and Colorado. But other than the perfect games, none have been as good as Garza's.
This is the third 27 batter game of 2009, not including Jim Joyce's missed call on Armando Gallaraga's perfect game that would have been.
This was Tampa Bay's first ever no-hitter. The San Diego Padres and New York Mets are now the only teams without a no-hitter.
MLB Update
In his first start with the Angels, Dan Haren got injured in a 6-3 loss to Boston. How long he will be out is unknown.
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